Just 13 minutes ago, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Ibusuki, Ibusuki Shi, Kagoshima, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Friday 25 December 2020 at 5:38 am local time, at an ... ( read original story ...)
The Global Challenge of Regulating Virtual Assets
Moving through the high-level confusion of an emergent field of digital assets during a pandemic presented unique challanges. ( read original story ...)
Ministry Of Finance Japan Releases 2021 Budget Outlook
Japan trade balance and current account stay in surplus. Japan central bank balance sheet is spiking as debt to GDP hits record high. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan PM Abe says sorry over political funding case
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday apologized for denying allegations that his office may have possibly violated Japan's strict political funding laws and admitted he was unaware ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin is irrelevant to financial markets and investors ‘are going to weep’ if regulators come down hard on crypto, says Kevin O’Leary
"Is this a nothing burger? It's not even a single cell amoeba," Kevin O'Leary said about bitcoin in a Thursday CNBC interview. ( read original story ...)
Treasury is floating new regulations for crypto. Is Bitcoin still a good play?
The Treasury Department is proposing a new regulations surrounding cryptocurrency last week, but with Bitcoin sitting well over $20,000, could it still be a good play for your portfolio? Anthony ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinsei Bank says SBI Holdings now largest shareholder – filing
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings 8473.T has become Shinsei Bank's 8303.T largest shareholder, a regulatory filing by the bank on Thursday showed. SBI's stake in Shinsei represents 13.09% of total ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nagoya Grampus sign former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani, Cerezo add Taggart
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Nagoya Grampus announced the signing Thursday of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka, who the same day added Australian ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 reaches basic agreement with domestic partners to extend contracts into 2021
Tokyo 2020 announced it has reached a basic agreement to extend ... all over the world can gather to perform at their best will open the door to a new era of business, for Japan and for all over the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Economic Policy Guru: An Englishman Who Restores Temples
David Atkinson, a former Goldman Sachs analyst who has the ear of the prime minister, urges raising the productivity of Japan’s smaller companies. ( read original story ...)
Former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani signs with Grampus
Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J. League first-division side Cerezo Osaka on Thursday. A Cerezo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Apologizes Over Scandal Tarring His Term
The prime minister said he had unintentionally misrepresented the facts around a political finance scandal after prosecutors announced they would seek to punish a former aide to Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nagoya Grampus sign former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from Cerezo
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Nagoya Grampus announced the signing Thursday of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka. A Cerezo youth product, Kakitani ... ( read original story ...)
Hatsumode in Tokyo: 5 Great Places to Experience Japan’s Biggest New Year’s Event! (2021)
Many residing in Japan will be unable to travel overseas or back home for the 2020/2021 new year holiday season due to the ongoing pandemic. If that is the same for you, why not take this opportunity ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Biggest Bank Names Hanzawa as Lending Unit Chief
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. promoted Junichi Hanzawa to chief of its main lending unit, as Japan’s largest bank faces mounting pressure on profitability. ( read original story ...)
Light tremor of magnitude 4.0 just reported 97 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 occurred around noon on Thursday 24 December 2020 at 12:31 pm local time near Ishinomaki, Ishinomaki Shi, Miyagi, Japan, as reported by NIED. According to preliminary ... ( read original story ...)